Every action cliché wrapped in stellar sfx

Rating: 7/10 (13 July 2013)

If you like every action cliché in the book... "Guy walks away from job he excels at, hits rock bottom, old boss shows up in helicopter to bring him back", "overprotective mentor/parent/guardian who finally let's allows their protégé shine", "inner team competitiveness finally working together", "wacky scientific team comedy relief", "once revered agency on the brink of being shut down suddenly delivering overwhelming results", "last ditch effort to win or be disbanded", "mismatched couples finding each other" and the classic "I don't approve of your methods but dammit, I respect ya". This one found them all. The equation is as follows... The core + Armageddon/ lethal weapon ( transformers x Godzilla) = pacific rim. Personally, I found it quite predictable the whole time, every story element and plot line was jammed in to this movie and it became a bit bloated as a result, but whatever... It was giant monsters fighting giant robots, so you can't beat that formula even if you have seen everything else before.